Columbus man facing child porn charges

A Columbus man is facing charges of child pornography after an investigation by Indiana State Police.

According to troopers, the investigation began in August after a cyber tip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The nearly 10-month long investigation led to investigators serving a search warrant at a home on Poshard Drive in Columbus yesterday morning.

That search recovered evidence which led to the arrest of 29-year-old Joshua J. Johnson. He is facing preliminary felony charges of Child Exploitation-Dissemination of Child Pornography, and and Child Exploitation-Possession of Child Pornography.

Troopers and detectives from the State Police Versailles district were assisted by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.